Kindergarten

Parent Academic
Night
2019-2020
Welcome!
× Curriculum Information

× How to help at home

× Questions

Parents are teachers too!

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Learning Objectives
● You will receive a list of Math and ELA objectives at
the beginning of each quarter.

● You will receive the First Quarter objectives in your

child’s classroom this evening.

● You can also find a scope and sequence for the

year on our kindergarten website.

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Reading
&
Writing
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Reading Levels
▪ Reading levels are measured through
ongoing assessments throughout the
year.

▪ To move on to a new level, students will

have to both decode the book and
complete comprehension questions.

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 Level A
× Sentences are
composed of
mostly sight words

× Repetitive text

× Simple pictures to
help with unknown
words.

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 Level D
× Sentences have
sight words mixed
in.

× More complex
sentences

× Multiple lines of text

× Pictures tell more of

a story
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Letterland
▪ Letterland is our Phonics Program – and is AMAZING!
▪ Letter Names
▪ Letter Sounds
▪ Handwriting
▪ Digraphs (ch-, th-, sh-, wh-, ph-)
▪ Consonant Blends
▪ Word Families
▪ “Magic E” (CVCe Words)
▪ Phonics Rules/Exceptions

▪ Letterland Song
▪ Character Sounds & Actions Video
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 Rainbow Words
× End of Year Goal: Complete 1 Rainbow (48 words)

× To earn a new color, students must correctly READ

automatically (within 3 seconds) & WRITE their
current set of words. Opportunities to test words will
happen weekly.

× We have 3 Rainbows (144 words) created to

challenge students as needed.

× Learning sight words in this way helps students to

move at their own pace, be continuously
challenged, and build their confidence as a reader
and writer.
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Helping with
Reading at Home
▪ Read nightly with your child
▪ Practice reading & writing rainbow words
▪ Ask questions about stories

Fiction Nonfiction
• Who were the • What was the main idea?
characters? • What were some key
• What was the setting? details?
• What happened in the • What did you learn in this
story? book?

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Unknown Words

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Comprehension Questions

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 Writing
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
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 Helping with
Writing at Home
▪ Practice forming letters with correct pencil grip &
letter formation Please do NOT spell
words for your child.
We phonetically spell
▪ Build Fine Motor Strength words (aka invented
▪ Buttons, Snaps, Zips spelling) and stretch out
▪ Legos, Playdoh, Tweezers, Stress Balls the sounds that they
hear. Research has
shown that this
▪ Have them do a nightly journal of 10 minutes that produces more confident
include: writers and is the top
▪ Words spelled phonetically leading indicator of
▪ Sight Words spelled correctly success as a reader.
▪ Correct capitalization & ending punctuation 14
Math
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 Helping with
Math at Home
▪ Practice counting by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s

▪ Practice writing numbers

▪ Talk about numbers and quantities in real-life

situations

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Subitizing
Practice
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 Supporting
Your Child in
Other Areas
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 Helping with Science &
Social Studies at Home
▪ Talk about the world around you

▪ Play outside with your child

▪ Visit places to widen your child’s experiences and

background knowledge
▪ Museums
▪ Zoos
▪ Parks
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Grading Information
• Grading Scale: Levels 1-4
• Standards Based Grading
• Quarterly Report Cards &
Interims

• No Homework
• Review the Friday Folder with
your child to discuss feedback
and learning goals

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 Supporting School
Behaviors at Home
▪ Build Independence
▪ Pack backpack in the morning, learn to tie
shoes/zip jackets, open snack and lunch
containers, etc.

▪ Chores/Responsibilities
▪ Set the table, unload dishwasher, put clothes,
make their bed, clean up their room, etc.

▪ Monitor Play with Siblings & Friends

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Thanks for
Coming!
Any questions?
Come visit us in our classrooms
for the next session!

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Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and
released these awesome resources for free:
× Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
× Photographs by Unsplash
× Watercolor textures by GraphicBurguer

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